Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 2 · Licensed source edition
Therapeutic Parent–Child Communication and Health Outcomes in the Childhood Cancer Context: A Scoping Review
Originally published 2024-06-06 · Cancers
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/cancers16112152 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Trust
What kinds of conversations between parents and children have researchers actually studied during cancer care?
The review maps a limited literature on communication and health outcomes, a setting where information, uncertainty and trust can intersect.
Who was studied?
Studies of communication within families facing childhood cancer
Age / stage: Childhood cancer populations
Read with three questions
- What kinds of conversations between parents and children have researchers actually studied during cancer care?
- Which inclusion criteria and differences among the original studies matter for the authors’ conclusions?
- Which features of the study population (studies of communication within families facing childhood cancer) would matter when applying the findings in another setting?
Keep the limits in view
Only ten publications met the review criteria. Their studies of parent-child communication in cancer care do not establish a single approach that improves all measured health outcomes.
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Heeyeon Son; Nani Kim; Lori Wiener; Amanda L Thompson; Eduardo Bruera (2024). Therapeutic Parent–Child Communication and Health Outcomes in the Childhood Cancer Context: A Scoping Review Cancers. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16112152
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